The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero

Cincinnati, Ohio - EIN 83-0898036 - Latest filing: fiscal 2026 (Feb 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2026 Form 990, filed Sep 9, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990, filed Sep 9, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero reported $8,541,313 in revenue and $8,664,481 in expenses in fiscal 2026, a deficit of $123,168 for the year. Program services took $8,464,635 of expenses, or 97.7%. The organization closed the year with $21,590,835 in net assets - about 29.9 months of expenses at the fiscal-2026 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2026

All values are fiscal 2026 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2026
$8,541,313

Down 3.2% from $8,825,113 in fiscal 2025.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2026
$8,664,481

Revenue minus expenses: -$123,168 in fiscal 2026.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2026
97.7%

$8,464,635 of $8,664,481 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2026
$21,590,835

Total assets $21,730,782 minus total liabilities $139,947.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2026
$171,148

Jamie Carr, Assistant Secretary, as reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990, filed Sep 9, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2026
0 Employees

Plus 0 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2026

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990, filed Sep 9, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2026

Program Services$8,464,635 (97.7%)
Fundraising$0 (0.0%)
Management and General$199,846 (2.3%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2026: $0.00 - $0 in fundraising expenses divided by $7,955,849 in total contributions.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2026

SourceFiscal 2026
Total Contributions$7,955,849
All Other Contributions$7,955,849
Program Service Revenue$0
Investment Income$585,464
Other Revenue$0
Total Revenue (All Sources)$8,541,313
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2026 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2026

Reserves and Runway

29.9 Months

of reserves - $21,590,835 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2026, divided by average monthly expenses of about $722,040 in fiscal 2026.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2026

Total Assets$21,730,782
Total Liabilities$139,947
Liabilities as Share of Assets0.6%
Net Assets$21,590,835

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2026

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990, filed Sep 9, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2026Share of Expenses
Jamie Carr - Assistant Secretary$171,1481.98%
Patty Leesemann - Former Executive Director / Inter$120,0301.39%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2026

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990, filed Sep 9, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2026 Form 990

8 voting members, 8 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2026 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Jamie CarrAssistant Secretary
Patty LeesemannFormer Executive Director / Inter
Denise OsterhuesPresident And Director
Keith DaileyVice President And Directo
Milen MahadevanSecretary And Director
Emily HartmannDirector
Victor SmithDirector
Lisa ZwackDirector
Ryan VerbeckenDirector
Juan De PaoliDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2026

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyNo
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence8 voting / 8 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2026

Grants Made - Fiscal 2026

This organization reported $8,464,635 in grants paid in fiscal 2026.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Alpenglow Impact
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$161,250
Alpenglow Impact
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$30,000
American Heart Association Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$21,020
American Heart Association Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$5,241
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$356,676
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$19,203
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$26,797
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$24,500
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$5,500
American National Red Cross
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$32,867
Arizona Food Bank Network
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Armed Services YMCA Of The USA
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Artist Mentorship Program
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Association Of Community Ministries Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$39,507
Ballard Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Baylor College Of Medicine
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Black Joy Oregon
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Boise Rescue Mission
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Boys And Girls Club Of Truckee Meadows
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$8,000
Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Cache Community Food Pantry Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Care And Share Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$36,725
Caring For Others Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Catholic Charities Of Louisville Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$40,000
Cherry Street Mission Ministries
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Cherry Street Mission Ministries
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Childrens Hospital Medical Center
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$325,000
Childrens Hunger Alliance
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$23,000
Childrens Hunger Alliance
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Childrens Hunger Alliance
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$23,000
Chris Howell Foundation
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
City Gospel Mission
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Communities In Schools Of Benton-Franklin
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Community Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$43,981
Community Food Share Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$46,788
Community Food Share Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$8,554
Community Foundation Of Snohomish County
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Community Harvest Food Bank Of Northeast Indiana Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Compass Health
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Connecting Kids To Meals Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Desert Mission Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Diocesan Council For The Society Of St Vincent De Paul Diocese Phoenix
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$67,845
Eastmont Community Center
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$30,000
Elizabeth Home
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Family Connection & Communities In Schools Glascock County Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Feeding America
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$406,973
Feeding America
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$57,000
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$18,240
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$5,300
Feeding Southwest Virginia
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$75,000
Food Bank For Larimer County
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$28,911
Food Bank Of Northern Indiana
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Food Bank Of The Rockies
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$243,791
Food Finders Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Food Lifeline
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$88,227
Food Lifeline
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$23,196
Food Literacy Project At Oxmoorfarm Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Foodbank For The Heartland
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$8,650
Foodbank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$14,000
Foodbank Of Southeastern Virginia
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Freestore-Foodbank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$23,000
Galveston County Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Giving Plate
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank Of Southeastern Michigan
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Gleaners Food Bank Of Indiana Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$100,000
Gleaners Food Bank Of Indiana Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$75,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$81,760
Hoosier Hills Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Houston Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$35,000
I Heart Downtown Seattle
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Ict Food Rescue Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Idaho Foodbank Warehouse
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$75,000
Joe Burrow Foundation
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Joy Bus
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Just Food Of Douglas County Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$100,000
Last Mile Food Rescue
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$250,000
Lifecare Alliance
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Lifewire
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Lutheran Social Services Of Central Ohio Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Manna-The Durango Soup Kitchen
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,563
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
McK Pdx Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Mid-Ohio Foodbank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$100,000
Midwest Food Bank Nfp Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Miracle Food Network Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Montana Food Bank Network Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Montgomery County Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$35,000
Mountaineer Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Mountaineer Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Must Ministries Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
National Arbor Day Foundation
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$95,000
National Arbor Day Foundation
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$57,500
Native Seeds Southwestrn Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Nature Conservancy
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Needs Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,655
Neighborhood Services Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Nevada H A N D Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
North Helpline
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
North Texas Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$106,000
Northeast Community Fund
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Northeast Youth And Family Services
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Northwest Center
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$75,000
Nourish Pierce County
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Nutritition Inside
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Olympic College Foundation
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
One Generation Away
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
One22 Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$8,000
Oneworld Community Health Centers Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Oregon Food Bank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Pantry To Porch
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
People In Need Inc Of Delaware County Ohio
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Phoenix Gospel Mission
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Poly Praise
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Port Angeles Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Poverty Exed Project
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Project Angel Food
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$60,000
Providence Northeast Washington Hunger Coalition
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Regional East Texas Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$65,000
Rescue Mission Of Roanoke Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Of East Central Indiana Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Of Greater New Orleans And Acadiana
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$35,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Of Orange County Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$100,000
Second Harvest Inland Northwest
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Simmons College Of Kentucky Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$30,000
Southeast Texas Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$35,000
Southend Neighborhood Council
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
St Annes Center Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
St Marys Food Bank Alliance
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$93,064
Store To Door
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$32,000
Sunshine Division Portland Police Dept
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$18,214
Sunshine Division Portland Police Dept
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$220,000
Tabithas Way
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Tarrant Area Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$106,000
Tennessee Environmental Council
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,000
The Food Bank Of Central Louisiana Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
The Food Bank Of Northern Nevada Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
The Salvation Army
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
The Salvation Army
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
The Salvation Army
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Foodbank Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$25,000
Trash For Peace
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
Treasure Valley Food Coalition
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
United Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$60,000
United Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$149,709
United Way Of Dane County Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$23,912
United Way Of Decatur And Mid Illinois
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$16,200
University Of Houston Foundation
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$30,000
University Of North Texas Foundation Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$41,875
University Of Utah
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Vashon Maury Community Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Vine Maple Place
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Vine Maple Place
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Wasteless Solutions Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$8,000
Weld Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$31,111
Weld Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$5,160
West Nashville Dream Center
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
West Seattle Food Bank
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$7,500
Westerville Area Resource Ministry
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
Whole Again International
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Wichita Childrens Home
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
Wilkinson Center
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$20,000
William Temple House
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$50,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$327,000
Youth Futures
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$8,000
McNeese State University
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$15,000
Center For The Circular Economy
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$167,000

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY25 FY26
Revenue, fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2025 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2026 Filing)$8,825,113-
Fiscal 2026$8,541,313-3.2%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Feb 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026Form 990In Force - Filed Sep 9, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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